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Monday, Mar 23. 195S I
Yogi Berra Sparks Yankees
Unto Leadership of League
Br FRED DOWN
United Press Sports Writer
Yoggi Berra's back on top of
the world today and it's no
coincidence that the New York
Yankees are back on top of the
American league.
Off to a dismal start which
saw his average sink to .239 and
his spirits to .000, Berra has pro
vided the "big punch" as the
Yankees reeled off seven straight
victories and took a one-game
lead over the Cleveland In
dians in the American league
race. In those seven games, Yogi
has hit a blazing .407, hit five
home runs and driven in 13 runs.
The 30-year-old catcher, who
the Yankees still insist "is bet
ter than Brooklyn's Roy Camp
anella," staged a one-man batting
show Sunday when he clouted
three home runs in leading the
Yankees to 5-0 and 7-5 victor
ies over the Baltimore Orioles.
He's lifted his average to .286
and is challenging the circuit's
leaders with eight homers and
27 runs batted in.
Berra blasted his first homer
of the day in the first inning of
the day in the first inning of
the opening game to give the
Yankees a 2-0 lead and Ed Lo
pat all the runs he required to
gain his first victory of the sea
son. He hit his second in the
"sixth inning of the nightcap to
cut Baltimore's lead to 3-2 and
his third with one aboard in
the seventh inning to put the
Yankees in front, 4-3. A three
run eighth-inning rally clinched
the game for the Yankees and
helped earn rookie Tom Sturdi
vant his first big league triumph.
Indians Snap Losing Streak
The Indians snapped a two
game 'losing streak when Early
Wynn tossed a one-hitter to beat
the Detroit Tigers, 4-0. Wynn
yielded only a fourth-inning
single to Fred Hatfield and then
faced only 15 batters in the last
five innings. It was his fourth
win of this season and the 188th
of his career.
The Chicago White Sox out
slugged the Kansas City Athlet
ics, 10-6, in a 30-hit debacle aft
er Alex. Kellner beat them, 7-2,
with a neat eight-hitter in the
other A.LI games. Kellner won
his fourth game with the aid
of a six-run second inning while
Johnny Groth and Ron Jackson
struck big blows for the White
Sox in the nightcap. Boston at
Washington was rained out.
In the National league, the
New York Giants beat the Pitts
burgh Pirates, 5-2 and 5-3, and
crept to within six games of the
first-place Brooklyn Dodgers,
who downed the Philadelphia
Phillies, 8-3. The Milwaukee
Braves beat the Chicago Cubs,
5-1, and Cincinnati and St. Louis
split a doubleheader. The Red
legs won the opener, 4:3, for
their sixth straight victory but
the Cardinals took the night
cap, 5-2.
The Giants stretched their
winning streak to six games
thanks to the pitching heroics
of Ruben Gomez and the batting
heroics of Don Mueller. Gomez
tossed a six-hitter for his sec
ond victory in the first game
while Mueller drove in all five
New York runs in the nightcap
with a - two-run single and a
three-run double. The Pirates'
losing streak mounted to 11
games. '
Dodgers Defeat Phillies
Campanella hit his 10th hom
er of the season for the big blow
in Brooklyn's attack that hand
ed the Phillies their 16th loss
in 18 games. Carl Erskine re
ceived credit for his sixth vic
tory although he needed help
from rookie Ed Roebuck in the
ninth. Homers by Glenn Gor
bous, Del Ennis and Roy Smalley
accounted for all the Phillies'
runs.
Gene Conley's three-hit pitch
ing and four Chicago errors en
abled the Braves to snap a four
game losing streak and return
to the .500 mark. Conley struck
out eight in recording his sixth
win while the Cub's defensive
lapses paved the way for three
unearned runs and Sam Jones'
fourth loss.
In a wild doubleheader that
ended at 10:15 p.m. (EDT) rookie
Luis Arroyo won his fourth
game for St. Louis after the Red
legs rallied for two runs in the
ninth to win the opener. Wally
Post drove in three runs for the
Redlegs in the opener while Red
Schcendienst and Ken Boyer
homered for the Cardinals "in the
second game. Ted Kluszewski
also homered in the nightcap,
tying him for the major league
lead with 11.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 002 000 101 4 10 0
Detroit 000 000 000 0 1 1
Wynn 14-11 and Hegan. Garver,
Fletcher 9. Aber 9. and Wilson. Los.
ing pitcher Garver t3-6).
(First Game)
Kansas City 160 000 000 7 14 0
Chicago 001 001 000 2 8 0
Kellner 14-1 1 and Astroth. Keegan.
Martin 2. Chakales 4. Dorrish 8 and
Lollar. Losing pitcher Keegan (0-lj.
(Second Game)
Kansas City 014 000 001 6 IS 1
Chicago 320 210 02x 10 15 0
Ceccarelli. Raschi. 2. Sleater 3. Sain
3. Gorman 6. Herbert 8. and W.
Shantz, Astroth. 7. Fornielles. Harsh
man 3. Trucks 5 and Courtney. Win
ning pitcher Trucks 3-4). Losing
pitcher Saia (0-2).
(First Game)
Baltimore 000 000 000 0 4 0
New York 200 100 02x 5 5 0
Palica 2-4 and Smith. Lopat (1-4)
and Berra.
(Second Game)
Baltimore 000 021 002 5 9 0
New York 100 001 23x 7 12 2
Rogovin, Moore 6. Schallock 8 and
Moss. Ford, Sturdivant 7. Morgan 9
and Berra. Winning pitcher Sturdi
vant (1.0). Losing pitcher Moore
(1-5).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(First Game)
New York 010 000 0405 10 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 002 2 6 1
Gomez (2-3) and Katt. Bowman,
Friend 9. and Shepard. Losing pitch
er Bowman (0-3).
(Second Game, S Innings, Rain)
New York 000 000 23 5 11 1
Pittsburgh 030 000 00 3 9 0
Antonelli, Corwin 4. Wilhelm 6,
Grissom 8 and Westrum, Katt 8.
Littlefield. Wade 7. Face 9 and Shep
ard. Winning pitcher Wilhelm (2-0).
Losing pitcher Wade (0-1).
Chicago 000,100 0001 3 4
Milwaukee 000 020 30x 5 7 1
Jones, Davis 8 and McCullough,
Chiti 8. Conley (6-1) and White. Los
ing pitcher Jones (5-4).
Philadelphia .. 100 000 002 3 8 2
Brooklyn 000 205 Olx 8 7 0
J. Meyer, Kipper 6. Lovenguth 8,
and Lopata. Erskine. Roebuck 9. and
Campanella. Winning pitcher Ers
kine (6-1). Losing pitcher J. Meyer
(0-6).
(First Game)
St. Louis 100 000 020 3 8 0
Cincinnati 000 200 002 4 8 1
Haddix (2-6) and Sarni. Nuxhall,
Freeman 8. Valentine 9 and Burgess.
Winning pitcher Valentine (2-1).
(Second Game)
St. Louis 112 000 1005 13 0
Cincinnati 000 100 001 2 5 1
Arroyo, Schultz 9 and Rice, Sarni 5.
Klippstein. Fowler 3, Ridzik 6, Free
man 9 and Burgess. Winning pitcher
Arroyo (4-0). Losing pitcher
Klippstein (1-2).
SIPdDmTTS
Lillard on Talent Search;
Carlton, Gene Stanlee Win
Mack Lillard started a talent
search today and said yesterday
that his weekly wrestling cards
will be discontinued until suit
able talent could be obtained.
Lillard made the decision to
temporarily discontinue the Sat
urday night cards when he was
unable to sign suitable grapplers.
He could not get the services of
Lord Carlton andGene Stanlee,
last weelt's principals, again.
Yoggi Hussane is leaving on an
extended tour of Canada and
Champ Thomas, another local
favorite, is off to Texas for
several months.
Carlton Beats Cobb
Carlton, aided by frequent as
sists from outside the ropes by
his faithful Swami, took a one
fall decision over Cyclone John
nie Cobb in the feature match at
Merrick's arena here Saturday
night. Carlton, in apparent trou
ble from a series of Cobb flying
tackles, lifted a knee into Cobb's
groin as the big Negro came
charging in for the payoff and it
was all over. Carlton took it
with a body press in 21 minutes
and 10 seconds.
About midway in the match
Hardtopper
Race Nabbed
By Gilmore
Vern Gilmore drove his C-34
to victory in the A main of
hardtop auto races at Jackson
County speedway Saturday
night after first collections hon
ors in one of the heat races.
He was trailed by Wayne Lem
ley and Monty Hall.
Lou Kurz won the B main with
a heat race and was followed
by Elmer Sisemore, also a heat
race victor. The other heat was
won by Hall.
Roy Deutschmari won the A
trophy dash and Neil Woolridge
the B trophy event. Points pick
ed up by Lemley and Hall put
them in a tie for lead after two
programs in the competition for
the season high total. Each has
52.
Cars of Harvey Trepy, Jay
Williams and Bob Wilcox rolled
during the evening and Bud
Hurt smacked into Wilcox's car.
Cecil James encountered hard
luck when his radiator blew up.
Carlton was thrown from the ring
and became fistically involved
with an over - zealous rigside
customer but it was broken up by
other ringsiders and police be
fore any damage resulted to
either combatant. Several ring
siders assisted Referee Champ
Thomas by reaching through the
ropes to grab ' Carlton's legs or
by knocking his feet off ropes.
Stanlee Disappointement
Gene (The Body) Stanlee, win
ner of the 1952 Mr. America
title, disappointed many of the
fans with his illegal tactics
against Logger Porter in the mid
dle match. Most of the spectators
had expected Stanlee, an out
standing worker in youth move
ments, to be a wrestling perfec
tionist. He did display occasional
flashes of ability but most of the
time he was content to punch,
pull hair, gouge eyes or use other
maneuvers not listed in the rule
book.
One of his brief flashes of
ability produced the only fall.
Stanlee valuted over a Porter
flying tackle and when the
Washington logger bounced off
the ropes to the mat, Stanlee fell
on him for the fall. Time was 14
minutes and 40 seconds. i
Carlton's Swami took the lone
fall over Yoggi Hussane on dis
qualification when the . Turk re
fused to break a series of choke
holds. An even 20 minutes had
elapsed when Thomas stopped
the match.
Key to Riding 3,000
Winners Hard Work
Chicago U.fi) Jockey John
ny Adams needed only two
words today to explain how a
man can ride 3,000 winners in
21 years aboard thoroughbred
horses.
"Hard work," he said, "That
explains it."
"I've fooled around horses all
my life, riding at 5 o'clock in the
morning and 7 o'clock at night.
And there's no way I know to
ride a lot of winners except
hard work and ride a lot of
horses."
Adams became the fourth
American jockey, and the fifth
in the world, to reach the 3,000
figure Saturday when he piloted
Mr. Black home in front in the
feature race at Balmoral.
Dead line Sunday Classified la at
noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for
Monday; other days 5:30 previous day.
One pha i U bvn
ca for 2?Jym6oi f Jupvicjerrice
Padres Keep Rolling,
Soldns Fade in PCL
By DON THACKEREY
United Press Sporis Writer
The San Diego Padres kept
rolling along like a lucky crap
shooter over the week end and
while the Sacramento Solons
faded them clear into the Pacific
Coast league cellar.
Nail File,
Fielders Aid
To Pitcher
Milwaukee, Wis. (U.P.) For
want of a nail a show was lost,
but for the aid of a nail file and
a new pitching psychology, War
ren Hacker of the Chicago Cubs
emerged as one of the top pitch
ers of the National League today.
Hacker pitched eight and one
third innings of hitless, runless
ball against the Milwaukee
Braves Saturday until pinch
hitter George Crowe spoiled his
bid for the Hall of Fame no
hitter section with a ninth in
ning home run.
The easy to talk to righthand
er gave two reasons for his new
found pitching success: 1. Let the
fielders do some work and (2)
keep the callouses down with a
nail file.
Fewer Gopher Balls
"He's not pitching so many
gopher balls. That's the big dif
ferencme," Cubs' Manager Stan
Hack said. "He's not trying to
strike everybody out with that
hard ball which goes all the way
if it's hit," ...
"It makes a lot of difference
to feel you have a fielding team
behind you," Hacker said. "The
last . couple of . years I figured I
had to. strike everybody out to
win a ball game."
The near no-hitter against the
Braves proved all of Hacker's
contentions. He did not strike
out a man. He walked one. His
outfielder made 16 putouts. The
only hit and run he gave up,
Crowe's homer, came .when he
tried to strike the batter out,
shaking off the catcher.
The Pads widened their lead
ing margin to four and a half
games Sunday night by whipping
Sacramento 2-1 and 6-3 to sweep
the seven game series, run up'
their second 10-game winning
streak and make it 20 victories
in the past 21 games.
The double dumping moved
the Sacs back into a bottom tie
with Hollywood.
The league - leaders were the
only ones who could do other
than split on the Sunday twin
bills. San Francisco outlasted
Los Angeles' 6-5 in 12 innings
and then lost 4-1. Portland took
Seattle 6-3 and then was beaten
2-1. Hollywood humbled Oak
land 8-4 and then bowed 8-6.
Waibel Wins Opener
Portland routed Elmer Single
ton in the eighth ffame of the
opener to get four runs and cop
the decision. The Rainiers had
ousted starter Glenn Elliott with
three come-from-behind runs in
the sixth. Dick Waibel wound
up with the win and Singleton
the loss.
In the second game the Rain
iers got only six hits off Red
Adams but put them together in
the fourth and fifth innings for
single runs. Jehosie Heard pitch
ed the seven-hit win. ,
Spring Meeting
Opened by PCC
Portland (U.R) The Pacific
Coast Conference opened its
four-day spring meeting here to
day with a decision expected be
fore week is out on whether the
ban on spring football practice
will go into effect next season.
There also may be a report on
the controversial Ronnie Knox
case. "Knox is the California high
school football ace who enrolled
at California but transferred to
UCLA after his father, Harvey
Knox, charged California failed
to live up to promises. The PCC
at its fall meeting ordered Com
missioner Victor Schmidt to
"pursue diligently" into the case
and report at the spring meeting.
Raiders
Capture OCC
Track Meet
Ashland The Southern Ore
gon college track team rewrote
the record book of the Oregon
Collegiate Conference Saturday
when they upset the pre-meet
dope sheet and won the Confer
ence championship at Oregon
Tech of Klamath Falls.
Competing in their first con
ference meet, the Red Raiders
broke six conference records as
they piled up 51V4 points to beat
Eastern Oregon, which took sec
ond place with 42 points. Oregon
College of Education took third
with 36, Portland State, the
defending champ was fourth
with 23 and OTI had 12.
The new records set by South
ern Oregon were: 100 yards
Clarence Baker, 10.0; 220 yards
Baker, 22.4; 440 yards Bruce
Friend, 52.0;880 yards Chuck
Crandall, 2:05.4; High Hurdles
Dick Stamm, 15.5, and Mile re
lay Jerry Livingston, Crandall,
Stamm, Friend, 3:35.4.
Only double winner of the day
was Baker in the 100 and 220.
Three other conference records
were shattered. J. Atkins of OCE
broke the shot put record with
a put of 45 feet; Fisher of OTI
pole vaulted 12-7 and Dixon of
OCE won the discus with a toss
of 122-734.
Big surprises of the meet were
Baker's double win over highly
touted Don McKenzie of OCE.
The latter was defending cham
pion and record holder in both
events. Chuck Crandall's victory
in the 830 was another unexpect
ed win. He cut six seconds off
his best effort of this year. Dick
Stamm's win in the high hurdles
was an upset, as he beat favored
Frank Good of Eastern Oregon,
the defending champion and
record holder.
RESULTS:
Mile Nick Eddy (EOO: McLough
lin (PSC); Krash (OCE); Walker
(EOC) 4:51.
440 Bruce Friend (SCO: Trotter
(EOC); Chunn (OCE); Walch (EOC)
52.0 record.
100 Clarence Baker (SOC); tie
Good (EOC) and McKenzie (OCE);
Harmon (EOC) 10.0 record.
High hurdles Dick Stamm (SOC);
Good (EOC); Stanton (EOC); Shaw
(OTI) 15.5 record.-
Brentlinger
In Rifle Match Here
L. E. Brentlinger, Eugene, one
of Oregon's top .22 caliber
shooters, was victor yesterday
in the annual May outdoor rifle
tournament of Medford Rifle
and Pistol club.
He scored 1194 out of a pos
sible 1200 for, grand aggregate
honors. Brentlinger also took
first in iron sights aggregate
with 596 out of 600.
George Hendricks, Etna, Cal.,
and William Schlitzgus, Eugene,
were two points behind Brent
linger, in the overall aggregate.
Hendricks took second with
1192-80x and Schlitzkus was
third with 1192-70x.
Hamlin Winner
Class aggregate winners were
Russell Cornelius, Portland,
1190, expert; Victor Fogle,
Springfield, 1186, sharpshooter,
and Jack King, Ashland, 1159,
sharpshooter. Florene Bolton,
Medford, was high lady with
1171.
Virgil Hamlin, Portland, last
year's regional rifle champion,
was tops in any sight aggregate
shooting with 599-49x out of
600. Hendricks had 599-46x and
Lee Swem, Portland, 599-42x.
Schlitzkus and , Brentlinger
took the buddy match with 398.
Daniel Cross, Klamath Falls,
with 188 was victor in the four-
880 Chuck Crandall (SOC): Go
moll (PSC); DeMastus (EOC); Gower
(OCE) 2:05.44 record.
220 Clarence Baker (SOC); McKen
zie (OCE); Craven (EOC); Harmon
(EOC) 22.4. record. , .
2-mile McLaughlin (PSC); Hart
man (SOC); Helme (SOC); Malone
(PSC) 11:20.
Low hurdles Frank Good (EOC):
Stamm (SOC); Stanton (EOC); Shaw
(OTI), :25.
Relay SOC (Livingston. Crandall,
Stamm, Friend); EOC; PSC; OTI,
3:35.4, record.
Shot put J. Atkins (OCE): Zimmer
man (EOC); Roberts (PSC); Dixon
(OCE) 45'. record.
Discus V. Dixon (OCE): Boye
(SOC); Fasteen (OTI); Kink (OTI);
122' 73;", record.
Javelin H. Stephens (OCE); Shaef
fer (PSC); Springer (SOC); Daggett
(EOC).
Broad jump Don McKenzie (OCE);
Nelson (SOC); Carter (SOC); Harmon
(EOC).
High jump Green (PSC); tie Nel
son (SOC) and Walch (EOC). 5" 10".
Pole vault T. Fisher (OTI); Harri
son (OCE); tie Nelson (SOC): Lone
(OTI); King (OTI). 12' 7". record.
position, international match,'
There were 37 shooters.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
Match 1 (Dewar. iron sights)
Winner. Brentlinger 398: 2nd.
Schlitzkus 397-23x; 3rd Hendricks 397
22x. Expert. 1st Cornelius 397, 2nd
Hugh Washburn, Klamath Falls, 396.
Sharpshooter. 1st Fogle 396. 2nd Dan
iel Cross, Klamath Falls. 392. Marks
man. 1st J. R. Smith, Medford. 386:
2nd King 384.
Match 2 (20 shots at 50 meters. Iron
sights)
Winner. Steve Washburn. Klamath
Falls, 200, 2nd Lee Swem. Portland.
199- 12. 3rd Orel Lewis. Fort Jones.
Calif., 199-11. Expert. 1st H. Wash,
burn 197-9X. 2nd Cornelius 197-8X.
Sharpshooter, 1st Fogle 199. 2nd Clin
ton Charley, Medford. 197. Marksman,
1st Boyden Charley, Klamath. Calif
194. 2nd King 193.
Match 3 (20 shots 50 meters)
Winner. Florene Bolton 200-15x, 2nd
Paul Dodge. Yreka. 200-14x. 3rd Swem
200- 14x. Expert. 1st Charles Smutz
200-14x La Grande. 2nd Cornelius 199.
Sharpshooter, 1st D. J. Bolton. Med
ford, 200-1 lx. 2nd Lewis 198. Marks
man. 1st Delores Guise, Ashland. 197,
2nd King 195.
Match 4 (2tf shots 50 yards, any
sights) ."
Winner. 1st Brentlinger 200-18X, 2nd
Hendricks 200-18x, 3rd Schlitzkus 200
18x. Expert. 1st S. Washburn 200-16X.
2nd Bo Suter. Chico. Calif., 200-14X.
Sharpshooter, 1st Orel Lewis 200-15X.
iira u. j. ooiton zuu-iux. Marksman,
1st B. Charley 199-14x, 2nd Guiso
199-12.
Match 5 (20 shots at 100 vards)
Winner. Swem 200-16X. 2nd Ham
lin 200-15X. 3rd Hendricks 200-13X.
Expert, 1st Suter 199-11. 2nd Cornelius
199-11. Sharpshooter, 1st Fogle 198.
2nd Theodore Tellin, Klamath Falls
197. Marksman, 1st Carrie Haskins,
Ashland, 197, 2nd King 196.
Match 6 (Buddy match. 20 shots
each buddy 100 yds)
Winners. Brentlinger and Schlitzkus
398. Expert. Cornelius and Smutz 395
20x. Sharpshooter. F. Bolton and D.
J. Bolton 395-14X. Marksman. Ernest
Brazil, Yreka, and Eddie Desjardin,
Crescent City, Calif.. 383.
Match 7 (Iron Sight Aggregate)
Winner, Brentlinger 596. 2nd S. '
Washburn 595-33X. 3rd Fogle 595-28X.
Expert, 1st Cornelius 594. 2nd H.
Washburn 593. Sharpshooter. 1st Lew
is 590. 2nd Tellin 584. Marksman, . 1st
King 577. 2nd Smith 574.
Match 8 (Any Sight Aggregate)
Winner, Hamlin 599-49x. 2nd Hen
dricks 599-46X, 3rd Swem 599-42x. Ex
pert, 1st Suter 597-38x. 2nd Jack Carl
son. Corvallis. 597-32. Sharpshooter.
1st Lewis 595. 2nd Tellin 593. Marks- '
man. 1st B. Charley 588, 2nd Guise 587.
Match 9 (Grand Aggregate)
Winner. Brentlinger 1194. 2nd Hend
ricks 1192-80X. 3rd Schlitzkus 1192
70x. Expert. 1st Cornelius 1190. 2nd
S. Washburn 1187. Sharpshooter. 1st
Fogle 1186. 2nd Lewis 1135. Marks
man 1st King 1159, 2nd Guise 1154.
Match 10 (Four Position)
Winner. Cross 188. 2nd Tellin 185,
3rd Kose van ttuskirk. Asmana, 184.
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